Hated Baconface fact, so Ok in my bookI do not get the admiration for Benitez. He is an ok manager but it was Houllier's team that won the Champs League and his "fact" rant against baconface in 2009 was cringeworthy. How he managed not to win the league that year is a mystery. He is ok for the barcodes but I would be gutted if he turned up at City.
I hope he keeps them up. Looks like there will be a lot of quality managers in the Prem next year.
Maybe, but managers have different skills and he's never had a relegation battle with inferior players before. Will he be any good at getting his ideas over to players that can't do what he wants from them. Not saying he can't , but it's a different challenge. That said I'm surprised they could get him, I'd have thought there were a few teams qualifying for c/l or Europa league he could have gone to.A team in a relegation battle attracting Rafa Benitez is really quite an incredible coup for them. Ashley couldn't have handled it in a poorer way, but still... great appointment for Newcastle.
Maybe, but managers have different skills and he's never had a relegation battle with inferior players before. Will he be any good at getting his ideas over to players that can't do what he wants from them. Not saying he can't , but it's a different challenge. That said I'm surprised they could get him, I'd have thought there were a few teams qualifying for c/l or Europa league he could have gone to.
If they stay up they might have to beat us in the process..... we should have played them when the brolly wally was in charge.I hope he keeps them up. Looks like there will be a lot of quality managers in the Prem next year.